The quotations from the excerpt that best represent reasonable evidence to support the claim that Americans are losing confidence in their governments are 1 and 3:
1. For the first time in the history of our country a majority of our people believe that the next five years will be worse than the past five years. (YES)
2. . . . the willingness of Americans to save for the future has fallen below that of all other people in the Western world.
(NO)
3. Two-thirds of our people do not even vote. (YES)
4. The productivity of American workers is actually dropping. . . (NO)
Evidence is generally used in argumentative essays to support a claim that the writer has made about a debatable topic. Moreover, evidence is included in order to make this claim more solid and convincing for the reader. In this case, <u>quotations 1 and 3 provide proper evidence because they are implying that most people do not have hope for a better future regarding political issues</u>.
Answer:
D. am .. is.. are, was, were
Answer:
D.) The video could show what the star looks like in motion.
Explanation:
D has the keyword ***show*** and is the only one that only the video could support, the rest can be supported by text. I also know that this answer is correct because I got it right.
A: terribly: modifies old, an adjective
B: very smart: very modifies smart, an adjective
C; extremely modifies "slow", an adjective again
D: quickly modifies "hid" a verb - this is the correct answer!
A watched pot never boils is a proverb. ... We will examine the meaning of the proverb a watched pot never boils, where it came from and some examples of its use in sentences. A watched pot never boils means that time seems to move more slowly when one is anticipating something or waiting for something to occur. I hope this helps <3
